Information
Countries invited | Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, The Gambia, Togo |
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Activity | Regional conference |
Number of Participants | 100 |
Host | Ministry of Works and Transport |
Objectives
- Raise awareness on oil spill preparedness and response issues with an emphasis on the challenges in the region
- Facilitate information sharing and lessons learned in the region
- Review the progress achieved since the last Regional Conference held in 2011, in Lagos, Nigeria
- Determine priority actions for the coming biennium 2014-2015 to strengthen oil spill response capabilities in the region